Plymouth, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
Plymouth was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 779. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7205749. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.766°N, 66.029°W.
Population
In 1901, Plymouth had a population of 779: 408 male and 371 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 779 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 675 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Plymouth shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 138 |
| Number of females | 371 |
| Number of males | 408 |
| Number of married females | 138 |
| Number of married males | 141 |
| Number of single females | 209 |
| Number of single males | 257 |
| Number of widowed females | 24 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| POP F | 371 |
| POP M | 408 |
| POP TOT | 779 |
| Total population | 779 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 137 |
Other recorded variables (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAMILIES | 138 |
| HOUSES | 137 |
| MARRIED F | 138 |
| MARRIED M | 141 |
| SINGLE F | 209 |
| SINGLE M | 257 |
| WIDOWED F | 24 |
| WIDOWED M | 10 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS042014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS021012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7205749
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1901 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Plymouth, Nova Scotia (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/plymouth-ns042014-1901/.